Mothers Day

Chore and love coupons from Ridge and Ke'Nia...camelback waterbottle filled with M&Ms from Jade...and a hour and a half phone call from Dakotah!  Perfect Mothers Day!  Dakotah called with 2- 45 min calling cards!  He is doing well if you don't count the stomach issues he's dealing with.  He just can't seem to adjust to the food.  His companion is Elder Rodriguez from  Columbia and he has having 0 issues.  His Spanish he says seems to be going backwards but other than that all is well :)  Couple of baptisms are set up for the end of the week!  The terrain is mountainous and dusty.  Concrete and cardboard boxes are the home of these humble people.  The size of the area he is in, is that of about Morgan he says.  Same food breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Potatoes and beans.  He is wanting some food sent asap!  We had a great visit but when it came to Ke'Nia chatting with him he just broke down.  Little Sisters must have that effect on Big Brothers.  Carson and Blake Baltazar came by to hear his voice and before we knew it the call ended without any warnings.  Helped with the tearful goodbyes but I missed out on the I love yous I wish I could have said.
Later in the evening we visited with Kens parents and gave them their Mothers/Fathers day gift.  Filled a beach bag with Hawaiian punch, beach towels, macadamia  nuts,  tropical island dried fruit,  almond joy candy bar, Lays Wavy potatoe chips, Hawaiian tropic lip balm and a pina colada candle....and at the bottom of the bag, tickets to Hawaii for Sept!  Fun surprise and a surprise it was!  Looking forward to September :) 
Motherhood??  The only job I would take again.  Love these sweet spirits given to me from above.  No greater joy have I found  in this life than that of being a mother. 

Peru!! Here he comes!!

Elder Martin is officially in Peru!   (I'm hoping anyways..)  He was shipped out of Arizona after a week stay and we were able to talk to him once again!  So spoiled, I know!   So for the record..April 26th was the day he left the country :)  Excited, nervous, anxious and missin him terribly are just a few of the emotions going on inside my heart and head.  The roller coaster off the Stratosphere would have been way easier to do than this.  His other best buddy sidekick, Carson received his call on Wednesday.  He will be as close as anyone to Elder Martin, he is going to Quito Equador, north of Peru.  He is the last of my boys to go for awhile.  So excited for him :)       Update: He made it!  Here is our first letter!!

Hey! im in peru this place is crazy there isnt any stop signs or anything and people drive like maniacs. the buildings are all crumbling in and the telephone poles have like a billion wires strung up on them. theres a whole bunch of little motorcycle taxis driving around and ghetto little busses called combis. people just light fires inbetween streets and theres a whole bunch of garbage laying everywhere its sweet. my comps name is elder rodriguez he´s from columbia, im teaching him english and he´s teaching me spanish. you cant drink the agua here and some of the food is bad too i guess but today the mission prez took all of us to chilis its funny theres a couple way nice restaurants scattered in all the ghetto city. remember that elder that got stabbed a few months ago down here in peru? hes in my mission and he was telling us his stabbed story it was pretty awesome you probably shouldnt tell ma tho. all the people here are pretty short and theres a bunch of dogs. soccer is huge down here theres like a million people gathered around the tv at the mall watching it. this place is seriously trippy its sweet. i´ll take some pics and send them to you on monday if i can. im heading off to villa hermosa. this is my address

Peru lima west mission

Carlos salaverry # 3664- Los olivos

casilla de correo 39-054

lima39

perú

tell jade to text that to mariah too. so mail doesnt make it across the boarder very often but if you send a package tape those pics of mary all over it. talk to ya later ill for sure have some sweet stories to tell ya.

love ya-dakotah